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Principal: Mr Graeme Cupper Address: Commercial Street, Merbein, 3505 Phone: 03 50252501 Fax: 03 50253524 Email: [email protected] Website: www.merbeinp10.vic.edu.au SCHOOL COUNCIL ELECTION NOMINATIONS Reminder that School Council nominations close on Monday, 18th February. Nomination Forms can be obtained from the school office or by email: [email protected] if requested. SPIDER CONTROL SATURDAY – NOBODY TO BE ON SCHOOL GROUNDS On Saturday 16th February, a pest control service will be spraying for spiders on the school grounds. For safety reasons families are warned that nobody should be on the school grounds on this day. YEAR 5-6A POSTERS – C. Piscitelli The Year 5-6A students have been creating some wonderful posters to promote our School Wide Positive Behaviour focus of 'coming to class prepared and ready for learning'. The posters have been displayed throughout the primary units. NEWSLETTER 2019 Thursday, 14 February Successful Students – Strong Communities DATES TO REMEMBER FEBRUARY 15th Friday Yr 2-3 Excursion 18th Monday School Council Nominations close 19th Tuesday Sec Swimming Carnival 20th Wednesday School Photos 21st Thursday -Prep Photos -Yr 4-6 Rugby Clinic 28th Thursday Yr P-1 Reading Rocks 6-7pm MARCH 1 st Friday Whole school Assembly 4th – 8th Year 8 Camp 11th Monday Labour Day Public Holiday – No school 12th – 15th Year 7 Camp 12th Tuesday Yr P-1 Tennis Clinic 13th Wednesday Yr 2-3 Tennis Clinic 15th Friday -Pri Say No To Bullying Poster Competition 19 th Tuesday Yr P-1 Tennis Clinic 20th Wednesday Pri - Parent/Teacher Interviews 4-7pm -Sec - Parent/Teacher Interviews -Yr 2-3 Tennis Clinic 21st Thursday Yr 7 Immunisations 25th-29th Pri Stomp – Dance 29th Friday Pri Stomp Performance 2019 TERM DATES Term 1: 30/01/19 - 05/04/19 Term 2: 23/04/19 - 28/06/19

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Principal: Mr Graeme Cupper Address: Commercial Street, Merbein, 3505 Phone: 03 50252501 Fax: 03 50253524 Email: [email protected] Website: www.merbeinp10.vic.edu.au

SCHOOL COUNCIL ELECTION NOMINATIONS Reminder that School Council nominations close on Monday, 18th February. Nomination Forms can be obtained from the school office or by email: [email protected] if requested.

SPIDER CONTROL SATURDAY – NOBODY TO BE ON SCHOOL GROUNDS On Saturday 16th February, a pest control service will be spraying for spiders on the school grounds. For safety reasons families are warned that nobody should be on the school grounds on this day.

YEAR 5-6A POSTERS – C. Piscitelli The Year 5-6A students have been creating some wonderful posters to promote our School Wide Positive Behaviour focus of 'coming to class prepared and ready for learning'. The posters have been displayed throughout the primary units.

NEWSLETTER 2019 Thursday, 14 February

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Successful Students – Strong Communities

DATES TO REMEMBER FEBRUARY 15th Friday Yr 2-3 Excursion

18th Monday School Council Nominations close

19th Tuesday Sec Swimming Carnival

20th Wednesday School Photos

21st Thursday -Prep Photos -Yr 4-6 Rugby Clinic

28th Thursday Yr P-1 Reading Rocks 6-7pm

MARCH 1st Friday Whole school Assembly

4th – 8th Year 8 Camp

11th Monday Labour Day Public Holiday – No school

12th – 15th Year 7 Camp

12th Tuesday Yr P-1 Tennis Clinic

13th Wednesday Yr 2-3 Tennis Clinic

15th Friday -Pri Say No To Bullying Poster Competition 19th Tuesday Yr P-1 Tennis Clinic

20th Wednesday Pri - Parent/Teacher Interviews 4-7pm -Sec - Parent/Teacher Interviews -Yr 2-3 Tennis Clinic

21st Thursday Yr 7 Immunisations 25th-29th Pri Stomp – Dance

29th Friday Pri Stomp Performance

2019 TERM DATES Term 1: 30/01/19 - 05/04/19 Term 2: 23/04/19 - 28/06/19 Term 3: 15/07/19 - 20/09/19

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WEEKLY NEWSLETTER - EMAILED The school distributes a weekly school newsletter to

families via their emails. If you have not

received a newsletter by email, please

notify the school by email to either of the following email addresses: [email protected] or [email protected], with the subject Newsletter Email, so this can be rectified. Students in Years 7,8,9 and 10 who would like to take home the school's weekly newsletter each week, can collect a newsletter from the main office every Thursday at 3.15pm.

SCHOOL PHOTOS School Photo Days will be held on Wednesday, 20th and Thursday, 21st February. Most photos will be taken on the Wednesday. On Thursday, the Prep students and some students that will be absent on the Wednesday will have their photos taken. The photo packs have arrived and have been sent home with each student. If your child has not brought a pack home, please contact the school office. All students will have their photo taken as they are used to update our administration system, and are used for student ID and photocopy cards. Please read the instructions on the envelope carefully. All envelopes with the correct payment enclosed, must be returned before the photo days. These envelopes will be kept safe at school and distributed to students

on the photo day. Each child must have their

own individual envelope. Please DO NOT place another child’s envelope inside a sibling’s envelope. If you wish to pay by credit card, then you MUST order online. The information for ordering online is detailed on the photo envelope. If you lose your envelope, you must not use someone else’s. Spare blank envelopes can be obtained at the school.

If you would like a family photo, an envelope

can be collected from the Main School

Office or from the Green Building Office.

WHOLE SCHOOL ASSEMBLY – R. Morgan The first whole school assembly will be held on Friday, 1st March. At this assembly, our Student Representative Council (SRC)/Student Leadership Inductions and February Student of the Month Awards will be presented.

BUS APPLICATION FORMS Bus Application Forms are available from the school’s main office. For students to be eligible for the bus pass they must live more than 4.8km from the school and this must be their nearest state school. For more information, ask at the front office.

UNIFORM – R. Morgan It is important for families to ensure their child is in FULL school uniform each day. A uniform dress code reinforces pride in each students’ appearance and instills recognition of themselves as an important part of the Merbein P-10 school community. This helps develop pride in representing their school. If your child needs to come to school out of uniform, please provide a note explaining why and when your child will be in full uniform. Secondary Uniform Primary Uniform

ATTENDANCE – R. Morgan Daily school attendance is important for all children and young people to succeed in education and to ensure they don’t fall behind both socially and developmentally. School helps children and young people to develop important skills, knowledge and values that set them up for further learning and participation in their community. School helps them make the most of their life opportunities. Parents/carers are legally required to ensure their children attend school every day. If your child is absent, parents/carers must give an explanation for the absence. If your child is absent unexplained, parents/carers will receive a SMS text message during the day, prompting you to provide a reason for the absence. Parents/carers are encouraged to avoid planning holidays or making routine medical/dental appointments during school time and where possible, inform the school in advance of upcoming absences.

STUDENT ABSENCES If your child is away from school, please notify the school before 10am in the morning. A text message will be automatically sent to your phone after this time if your child is not at school and the school has not been notified. The school can be notified of absences by phone or by sending an email to the following email address: [email protected]

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SCHOOL BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS BSB - 063 714 Bank Acc Number – 10060535 Account Name - Merbein P-10 College Official Account.

UNIFORM SHOP School uniforms, can be purchased from the school’s main office between the hours of 8.45am and 4pm during the school week. If these hours are inconvenient for you, please ring the school to make an alternate arrangement.

CANTEEN PRICE LIST A new canteen price list for primary and secondary sections is attached again to this newsletter.

2019 YEAR 7 CSEF UNIFORM PACK Students who have commenced Year 7 in 2019, and are recipients of the CSEF payment automatically qualify to receive a Uniform Pack through State Schools’ Relief. An order form can be collected from the main office.

CAMPS, SPORTS AND EXCURSIONS FUND (CSEF) To be eligible for this funding, a parent or legal guardian of a student attending the school must be the holder of a Veterans Affairs Gold Card or be an eligible Centrelink Health Care Card (HCC) or Pensioner Concession Card (PCC) holder, OR be a temporary foster parent and submit an application to the school before the end of February 2019. If your child was enrolled at this school last year and you were a successful applicant for the funding last year, you will not need to apply for the funding again this year.

Ask at the school office for an application

form, or to enquire about more information.

To find out more about CSEF or to apply for assistance go to www.education.vic.gov.au/csef

BREAKFAST PROGRAM The Merbein & District Community Bank & Merbein Development Association are financially supporting the Breakfast Program. Foodbank Victoria also supports the breakfast program with donations of food. The following organisations provide volunteers to assist with the program; Merbein P10 College parents, the Board & Staff of the Merbein & District Community Bank, Merbein Development Association, Merbein Lions Club, and Merbein Uniting Church. The Breakfast Program is held in the school cafeteria. All students are welcome to come along between 8.00am and 8.45am each morning if they would like a FREE tasty breakfast to kick-start their days learning.

If you have time to volunteer for this

community service from 8-8.45am on school

days, please contact the school, we would

love to hear from you. Please note that volunteers will need a Working with Children’s Check.

COMPASS PROGRAM The school’s Administrative APP Program ‘Compass’ allows secondary students to access their timetables, daily news and learning tasks. Students use their regular school username and password to log-in. New students were issued with log in details in the first week of school. If you have lost your parent log-in details, please email [email protected] and our IT staff will assist as soon as possible. Compass log-in details for new parents will be mailed home in the first weeks of school. The Compass App is available in the Android and Apple App stores and can be accessed on a desktop via https://merbeinp10-vic.compass.education/. If you would like more information about the Compass App, please ring the school.

INTERSCHOOL CHESS TOURNAMENT - K. Fetherston The first Interschool Chess Tournament will be held on Wednesday 13th March at Sacred Heart Primary School, Mildura. Students who would like to compete are asked to see Mrs Fetherston by this Friday.

STUDENT RECORDS Reminder that it is important to notify the school of any changes to your child’s address, phone, emergency phone numbers and medical records.

PRIMARY NEWS

YEAR 4-6 CARE CLUB – K. Grimmer The Year 4-6 students have established a Care Club that is aimed to encourage students to take on leadership roles around the school and help to make our school a happy, friendly place for all students. The Care Club held their first meeting yesterday and the ideas the students generated were amazing. The Care Club is open for all Year 4-6 students and at this stage we have forty students who have enthusiastically volunteered to join! During our first meeting, the team did a lot of brainstorming and came up with a set of beliefs for the Care Club. This is what the Care Club beliefs are:

We care for all students in our school and each other.

We model our school values of Respect, Responsibility and Quality.

We care for our school environment.

Positivity is king.

You do not have to wear a badge to be a leader.

Having friends is important for everyone. We are very excited about the Care Club and hope it will have a positive impact on our wonderful school.

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YEAR 4-6 STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL (SRC) ELECTIONS – K. Grimmer Last Friday, 8th February, the Year 4-6 students held their SRC elections. We were blown away by the quality of speeches given by the students. It was fabulous to see so many of our students taking themselves out of their comfort zones, despite the nervous tummy butterflies and delivering their speeches in a confident manner. The scrutineers (teachers) tallied the votes and announced our Semester 1 SRCs at the end of the day. Congratulations to: Year 4 – Teagan Hando Year 5 – Lucas Crabtree Year 6 – Maddison Carter and Kira Teasdale We know that our four SRC members will represent us capably and responsibly.

YEAR 2-3 CELEBRATIONS – W. Finn Seussville – The Year 2-3 end of the Green Building. The Year 2-3 Literacy Teachers were ‘dancing along Mulberry Street this morning’. They were very excited to acknowledge and celebrate that EVERY child in the unit read and returned their diary. WOOHOO! Keep up the great work to ensure our students are the BEST readers they can be!

YEAR 4-6 EXCURSIONS Year 4-6 students will be visiting Ritchie’s in Merbein tomorrow, 15th February to check out the packaging used in the store. Next week they will be travelling to Mildura to visit the Ecovillage. Information and Permission Notes were sent home with each child. Please check that your child’s notes have been returned.

YEAR 2-3 INQUIRY EXCURSION – W. Finn Year 2-3 students will be walking to Chaffey Aged Care tomorrow, Friday 15th February. A permission form

went home with each student last Thursday. Please

check that your child has returned their

note.

YEAR 4-6 STEM/INTEGRATED STUDIES UNIT - WAR ON WASTE – J. McPhee This Term in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM), students are looking at ‘War on Waste’. In this unit they will learn about Reducing, Recycling and Reusing waste. To kick-start this unit students watched a clip explaining how much waste general households and schools produce. They then took part in four activities consisting of bowling, relays, golf and an obstacle course where students could see how we can reuse and recycle general household items. To extend students’ knowledge about Reduce, Recycle and Reuse they are off to explore the Land-Fill in Mildura and our local Ritchies’ Supermarket in Merbein.

BEFORE SCHOOL Families please be aware that students who arrive at school before 8.40am can go to the Breakfast Club, held in the Canteen. Alternatively, they may sit on the seats at the back of the Green Building or stand with their parents near the door until 8.40am. Students are not to play out the front of the Green Building until 8.40am when the front playground is supervised and the doors of the Green Building are opened.

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YEAR 5-6A POSTER PHOTO – C. Piscitelli GREEN BUILDING WEEKLY ASSEMBLIES Most Friday afternoons the Green Building will have an assembly to present weekly awards. Families are

welcome to attend at 2.45pm. Please note that

there will be a Whole School Assembly next

week and the weeks we have a Whole

School Assembly we will not have a P-3

Assembly. Congratulations to the Grade P-3 students who received awards at our weekly Friday Assembly.

NAMING ARTICLES Please remember it is very important to name all your children’s property clearly, especially hats and jumpers, bags, drink bottles and lunch containers.

CONGRATULATIONS TO CHRIS AND AMBER – R. Holy Congratulations to Chris and Amber. They competed in the Red Cliffs Junior Lawn Tennis Competition on the weekend. Chris came first in the singles in his age group and runner up in the doubles and Amber came first in her division in doubles! A great effort! If your student has done something amazing in the area of sport or arts notify the school so we can celebrate their efforts.

YEAR 2-3 AWESOME ARTISTS – R. Holy Year 2-3 have been using the influence of artist Henri Matisse to create paper collage portraits. They have also been using fine motor skills of cutting and colouring inside the lines.

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ART SMOCKS All primary students are required to bring along an art smock or old shirt to protect their school uniform when participating in their Art Program.

LIBRARY NEWS There are still a few overdue books. Any returns of overdue books from past years will always be very

much appreciated. Please ensure your child

returns their books each week and brings a

waterproof Library Bag for their Library

books on the following days.

Year 4-6 students have Library on Mondays Year P-3 students have library on Thursdays Year 2-3A students have library on Mondays Year 2-3Bstudents have library on Tuesdays Year 2-3C students have library on Thursdays

BRAIN FOOD Each child is encouraged to bring some ‘brain food’ to have every morning. Studies have shown that small amounts of healthy food continually throughout the day, helps with concentration and energy. Examples are dried fruit, crackers, grapes, carrots, celery, cheese, plain popcorn. No nuts please. (Please do not send roll ups, or chips).

WATER BOTTLES – PLEASE ENSURE YOUR CHILD BRINGS A WATER BOTTLE EVERY DAY. Every student needs to bring along a plastic sport bottle of water (not soft drink or cordial or fruit drink) to school every day to sit on their desks during class.

This is even more important during this hot

weather. Studies have proven that the brain does not function well if dehydrated. It is best practice to drink plenty of water throughout the day. We have a refrigerated water fountain at school where the children can refill their bottles during the day.

SEVERE FOOD ALLERGIES There are students at the school with severe food allergies. Please remind your child that their food is not to be shared.

BLUE BOOK/LIBRARY BAGS Reminder that all students will need a suitable waterproof bag to put their library and reading books in to take home. Blue book/library bags are for sale at the school uniform shop. Students are to return their diaries, books and bags every day after reading their book at home.

NO HAT – NO PLAY Students must bring a wide brimmed hat to school every day, clearly labelled with their name. The hat does not need to be the uniform hat. Caps are not

acceptable.

MERBEIN COMMUNITY BANK SCHOOL STUDENT BANKING PROGRAM If you wish your child to participate in this program, please send your child’s bankbook along to the Green Building Office every Thursday morning. The Bank will collect and process your child’s banking and then drop the bank book back to school before the end of the school day.

AFTER SCHOOL CARE PROGRAM (OSHC) Cheryll Hodge is our school’s OSHC coordinator and can be contacted on 0428 258035 if you have any queries.

LOST PROPERTY There are articles of unnamed uniforms in the Green

building Lost Property Box already. Please ensure

you child’s articles are clearly named.

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SECONDARY NEWS

PE/HEALTH NEWS – E. Smith Please note that all secondary students need to purchase the health books that are required for PE/Health lessons. Cost for the book is $30 and can be paid for at the school’s main office. Students will then receive their book in the next health class. Also, students are required to wear the blue PE shirt for all their practical PE lessons. These PE shirts can be purchased from the school’s Uniform Shop.

SECONDARY SCHOOL VACCINATIONS IN 2019 The Secondary School Vaccine Program offers free vaccines to Year 7 and 10 students. These vaccines provide protection against:

Diphtheria, Tetanus and Pertussis (Whooping Cough) – one dose for Year 7 students

Human Papillomavirus (HPV) – two doses for Year 7 students

Meningococcal A,C,W,Y – one dose for Year 10 students

Parents/guardians of Year 7 students should have received the vaccine consent card booklet in a pack last year. Parents/guardians of Year 10 students should look out for the vaccine consent card booklet coming home from school with your child. You need to read the information, complete and return the card regardless of whether your child is being vaccinated at school. The Mildura Rural City Council Immunisation Service may contact you about the Secondary School Vaccine Program. Schools are authorised to provide basic parent/guardian contact details to local councils for

this purpose. Contact the school by 28th

February 2019 if you do not want your

contact details given to the Mildura Rural

City Council Immunisation Service. To learn more about the Secondary School Vaccine Program, the vaccines, the diseases they protect against, or how you can prepare your child for vaccination, go to betterhealth.vic.gov.au Additionally, the Commonwealth Government is funding vaccinations for all children under 20 years of age who missed any scheduled vaccines, including a catch up program for Meningococcal ACWY Vaccine for adolescents aged 15-19 years of age who have not already received the vaccine in school. If students have missed vaccines, either in childhood or adolescence and require catch-up vaccines, they should speak with their immunisation provider. (ie. local council or GP).

VALENTINE’S DAY PHOTOS – J. Donnelly SECONDARY SWIM CARNIVAL– Mr Morgan The Annual Secondary Swim Carnival will be held next Tuesday, 19th February. All secondary students

are required to attend. A permission note was

sent home with students. Please check

that your child’s note has been returned.

ENGLISH NEWS – K. James On Monday morning, staff were surprised to discover an abandoned mystery tent in our school grounds. Our Secondary students have spent the last two days exploring the intriguing site during English. They are now busy planning how they can incorporate the tent and the miscellaneous items into some fabulous narratives. We encourage you to ask your child about their ideas and if they know who could possibly own this mysterious scene!

SOUTHERN CROSS CULTURAL EXCHANGE (SCCE) INFORMATION SESSION YEARS 9-10 – C. Blackie Southern Cross Cultural Exchange will be holding a short information session on Monday 18th February at 1.30pm. This is a great opportunity for students in Year 9-10 who are interested in learning more about the student exchange programs SCCE offers. If you'd like to do some research before the information session, you can visit https://www.thisisscce.com/

YEAR 8 CAMP A permission and information note was sent home

with students. Please check that your child’s

notes have been returned.

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LOCKS ON LOCKERS – Mr Morgan Students are responsible for the security of their personal equipment at school. We have supplied lockable lockers and have cameras set up at most locker locations. If a student has a BYOD computer or Ipad they MUST use a lock on their lockers. It is strongly advised for all other students to use a lock on their lockers also, to ensure security.

YEAR 7 CAMP – R. Morgan Information, a Permission and Medical Notes required for the camp were sent home with students last week. The total cost of this camp is $490 per child. Families are reminded that a down payment of $250 needs to paid as soon as possible, plus the Permission and Medical Forms need be returned at the earliest time available also. Please contact Mrs Carmes or Mr Morgan if you require any information.

MOBILE PHONE POLICY – Mr Morgan Our Mobile Phone Policy is available on our website and will also be attached to our next newsletter. In brief, Primary Students who bring mobile phones to school must leave them with their teacher at the start of the day and pick them up at the end of the day. Secondary students are permitted to carry and use their phones appropriately out of class time. When entering class, students are required to turn their phones off and remove phone ear-pieces if being used. If students need to use their phone in class as an educational aid they need to specifically ask for permission to do so and be granted permission by the teacher for that specific purpose.

DOCTORS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS Remember our doctor’s room is open every Tuesday from 10am–3pm for secondary students. Student appointments can be made through staff at the school or by calling the Merbein Family Practice on 03 5025 2511 or students can simply drop into the rooms at recess or lunch on Tuesdays. This is a great service, not just when students are sick but for things like prescriptions, asthma and anaphylaxis plans, catch-up immunisations, mental health and any other issues

facing secondary students. Students will need to

give their Medicare Card details to the GP

clinic. An easy way to do this is for the

student to take a photo of the card on their

phone. Parents do not need to attend appointments with students but are very welcome to come along if the students wish.

COMMUNITY NEWS

MILDURA RURAL CITY COUNCIL'S YOUTH AWARDS HAVE OPENED! The Awards celebrate and recognise the amazing young people aged between 12 and 25 years of age who live, work or study within the local government area. Nominations close on Friday, 22 February 2019 To find out more go to www.mildura.vic.gov.au/Services/Youth/Youth-Awards Award Categories and Criteria

Youth Carer Award This award recognises an individual who is a carer for a family member, relative or friend with a disability, mental illness or chronic condition.

Youth Volunteer Award This category recognises a young person who regularly gives up his or her valuable time and effort for the benefit of the community or an organisation.

Youth Community Group Award This category recognises a group of young people who have shown outstanding dedication through their involvement or participation in the community and have made a significant difference.

Youth Artist Individual Award This category recognises a young person who has demonstrated initiative, innovation and made a positive community contribution through drama, visual arts, performing arts, technical support, debating, literacy pursuits or music.

Youth Artist Group Award This category recognises a group of young people who have shown outstanding dedication through their involvement or participation in the community and have made a significant difference.

Youth Environmental Group Award This category is for young people who are committed to living a sustainable lifestyle, advocate for positive change and is passionate about the conservation of the natural environment.

PORTSEA CAMP The Portsea Camp is for local children. This camp is a fantastic experience for children of the outback to spend a week by the ocean. A group of volunteers take children from our area to the Portsea Camp which will be held in the Easter School Holidays from April 11-17, 2019. Cost is $343 per child all inclusive (limited funding available for families in need). For Application forms email [email protected] or visit the Mildura Visitor Information Centre. Applications close March 14th.

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SPORTS TRAINER COURSE IN MILDURA Mallee Sports Assembly and Sports Medicine Australia are coordinating a Level 1 Sports Trainer Course, Reaccreditation and Advanced Taping in the Mildura. This will be on the 24th & 31st March, at South Mildura Football Club Rooms. The sports trainer plays an important role in ensuring safety and wellbeing of participants at sporting clubs. The course will recognise you as an industry accredited sports trainer, providing skills on how to prevent and manage injuries on and off the field. Topics covered include: preventing sports injuries, principles of injury management, sports taping, sports nutrition, transporting the injured athlete and common sporting illnesses, injuries and medical conditions. Industry accreditation from this 8 hour course is the standard requirement to work as a sports trainer in many of the country’s sporting codes. Pre-requisite required is to have a current first aid certificate. Successful completion of the Level 1 Sports Trainer course provides an opportunity for participants to become an SMA National accredited Sports Trainer. The cost of this course is $285 and $120 for Reaccreditation and $60 for Advanced Taping course. Further information please contact Mallee Sports Assembly office, Mildura, phone 5021 3464 or visit our office at 101-101A Ninth St, Mildura.

BIG RED KIDNEY WALK Walk to The Walk to fight Kidney Disease will be held 16th March beginning at 7am. Distance is 35km. The location is Mildura-Wentworth Wharf to Acacia Apartments. Contact Gail Peters on phone 0417318488. Register online www.bigredkidneywalk.org.au

HOOK IN2 HOCKEY Come to our ‘Come and Try’ sessions to see if hockey if for you. They will be held 16th February from 9-10am and 20th February at 6-7pm. Sunraysia Hockey Association is running two Hook in2 Hockey Programs. One on Saturdays 9-10am and one on Wednesdays 6-7pm. Both programs run for eight weeks with week one including a ‘Come and Try’ session. The program is held at the Sunraysia Hockey grounds on the Old Aerodrome Ovals, Eleventh Street, Gate C. For more information contact Sunraysia Hockey on email [email protected] or phone Renee Drelaud on 0448936566. MILDURA ALL ABILITIES REGIONAL BOWLS CARNIVAL Bowls Victoria, Bowls Sunraysia and Mallee Sports Assembly are proud to announce that we will he host a Regional Lawn Bowls Carnival in Mildura on the 21st March, 2019. This event will be open to schools and disability organisations from across the region. Over three weeks leading into the carnival we will have practice training days on the 28th Feb, 7th and 14th March, at Mildura Workers Bowls Club. Bowls Victoria and Bowls Sunraysia are very supportive of the event and would like to encourage people of all ages and disabilities to get involved. Mildura Workers Bowls Club will be providing a BBQ lunch for everyone at the carnival. This is free event for people to enter and participate in. For more information and to register, please contact Tanya Wild, at Mallee Sports Assembly, 5021 3464; [email protected].

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CANTEEN PRICES Primary Canteen Menu and Prices

Below are the prices for Primary Student lunch orders. Primary students need to complete lunch orders on paper

bags supplied in the Green Building office in the mornings and include the payment. Please make sure you check the

price list when ordering your child’s lunch. Any change is put in your child’s bag so please remind them to check

their bag and collect their change before throwing out the bag.

Feel free to phone the school and speak with Kylie Liddicoat in the Canteen, if you have any questions.

Everyday Items

Wrapped Up ½ Chicken & Salad Wrap $4.50

½ Ham & Salad Wrap $4.50

½ Sweet Chilli Wrap $4.50

½ Salt & Vinegar Wrap $4.50

Sandwiches Chicken Salad Sandwich

(with small drink) choc milk

strawberry

milk

water

$6.00

Ham Salad Sandwich

(with small drink) choc milk

strawberry

milk

water

$6.00

Fresh Fruit pieces (in season) $1.00

Drinks

Water $1.50

Flavoured Water – 350ml

ABC Raspberry Lemon $2.00

Milk – 300ml Chocolate Strawberry $2.00

Juice - 300ml Orange Apple $2.00 Occasional Items

Vegemite Sandwich $2.00

Cheese

Sandwich

Fresh Toasted $3.00

Pizza Hawaiian BBQ $2.50 each or 2

for $4.50

Chicken Crackles $0.50c

Chicken Munchies 4 for $1.00

Toasted Wrap BBQ Hawaiian $4.50

Potato Chips Plain Honey Soy Salt & Vinegar $1.00

Monday Only Friday Only

Hot Dog $4.00 Pie $3.50 sauce 20c

Hot Dog & Cheese $4.50 Party Pie $1.00 sauce 20c

Sauce $0.20 Small Sausage Roll $3.00 sauce 20c

Large Sausage Roll $3.50 sauce 20c

ICY POLES ARE AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE AT THE CANTEEN DURING LUNCH TIME

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Secondary Canteen Menu and Prices

Secondary students can order their lunch and pay for it at lunchtime.

Drinks

Oak Milk Small

Large

$2.00

$3.50

Icebreak $3.50

Lencia Orange

Juice

Small

Large

Orange Mango

$2.00

$2.50

$2.50

Nippys

ABC

Apple

$3.00

$2.00

Focus Water $2.00 Milky Max $2.00

Water $1.50

Crackles 50c Munchies 4 for $1.00

Pizza 1 for $2.50

2 for $4.50

Caesar Salad (Contains egg) $7.50

Chicken Salad Bowl (egg extra 50c) $7.50 Fruit $1.00

Chips $1.00 Slices $2.50

Cookies $2.00 Burgers $5.50

Sandwich/Toasted $4.50 Sandwich/Toasted with small drink $6.00

Sandwich/Toasted with Large Drink $7.50 Wraps Full $6.50

Wraps Half $4.50 Focaccia $7.00

Specials

Mondays Thursdays Fridays

Hotdog $4.00 Burger & Small Drink $6.50 Pie $3.50

H/Dog with Cheese $4.50 Burger & Large Drink $8.00 Pastie $3.50

Sauce 20c Small Salad Roll $3.00

Large Salad Roll $3.50

Party Pie $1.00

Sauce 20c

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